Loppington | |
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St Michael and All Angels church, Loppington | |
Location within Shropshire | |
Population | 611 (2011) [1] |
OS grid reference | SJ470293 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Shrewsbury |
Postcode district | SY4 |
Dialling code | 01939 |
Police | West Mercia |
Fire | Shropshire |
Ambulance | West Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Loppington is a village and parish in Shropshire, England, situated a few miles west of Wem. The population of the parish (2001) is 576 [2] and there are 206 households. The population as of the 2011 census was 611.
Loppington was recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) as Lopitone.
It has a rich history and many historical buildings, including the Church of Saint Michael, dating back to the 14th century [2] and having traces of a Norman building with characteristic Norman architecture.
Other interesting buildings are The Nook a timber-framed house near to the church, and Loppington Hall, an early 18th-century brick house, a former residence of John Lloyd Dickin restored in 2002.
The village has the only remaining bull ring in North Shropshire, which was reported to be used for bull baiting until the 19th century. [3]
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Loppington is a civil parish in Shropshire, England. It contains 42 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade I, the highest of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Loppington and smaller settlements, including Burlton, and is otherwise rural. Most of the listed buildings are houses and associated structures, cottages, farmhouses, and farm buildings, most of which are timber framed, and date from the 16th to the early 18th century. The other listed buildings include a church, a sundial and tombs in its churchyard, and a pound,